Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Tasmanian film and TV have had a stellar decade. So why is the state gutting its local screen body?
The Conversation Australiaby Rebekah Brammer, PhD Candidate, Humanities, Arts and social Sciences, University of New England·1d ago
In April, Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff announced Brand Tasmania, Screen Tasmania and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery would be folded into the Creative Industries, Sport and Visitor...
More phones may soon let us prove photos are real – but will it solve the AI fake image crisis?
The Conversation Australiaby T.J. Thomson, Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University·1d ago
“Pics or it didn’t happen” was a thing people used to say online when they wanted to verify a claim. Technology has changed this. We now regularly see a mix of the surreal and the fantastic.
Why your child’s Year 9 teacher matters for completing Year 12: new research
The Conversation Australiaby Andrew J. Martin, Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW·1d ago
As young people progress through high school, they start making plans for what they will do when they leave. What factors influence their plans?
Why freezing entry-level AFL final ticket prices is smart economics
The Conversation Australiaby Paul Crosby, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Macquarie University·1d ago
It’s AFL finals time – and in a season on track for record attendance, the league’s decision to freeze the price of entry-level finals tickets for an 11th straight year is smart economics.
American revolution 2.0: how Trump has changed the US, and why it was powerless to stop him
The Conversation Australiaby Hugh White, Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University·1d ago
America’s system of government, and the constitution on which it is built, was created in different times and for different circumstances and purposes, and it has changed very little since then.
One Nation is after a state seat on the outskirts of Perth. What happens next may re-shape Australian politics
The Conversation Australiaby Narelle Miragliotta, Associate Professor in Politics, Murdoch University·1d ago
Where once a byelection for a state seat would have attracted little national attention, the remaking of the Australian political landscape in recent months has given such contests greater...
Parents of kids with disability more likely to be burnt out, study finds
ABC News Australiaby Nas Campanella and Mary Lloyd·1d ago
Parents of children with disability more likely to experience psychological distress, survey finds A major Australian study has found parents caring for young children with disability are twice as...
How well do COVID antivirals actually work? Not as well as we thought
The Conversation Australiaby James Wood, Head of School of Population Health and Professor, Infectious Diseases Dynamics and Interventions, UNSW·1d ago
If you’re aged over 70, or over 50 with underlying health conditions, and have tested positive for COVID, you might have been offered free or subsidised antivirals.
Australia’s bird flu response: too little, but it’s not too late
The Conversation Australiaby Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University·1d ago
When news broke over the weekend that Australia’s first mainland bird flu case in a mammal – the death of a long-nosed fur seal – had been detected, I felt deep sadness and dread for what’s likely...
Stores selling illegal cigarettes continue to reopen despite repeated shutdowns
ABC News Australia·1d ago
In short: Last month, a dozen convenience stores in the Adelaide CBD were ordered to close, but some continue to reopen when orders expire after 28 days.
'Nervous' residents on edge as vandals target vacant government homes
ABC News Australiaby Josh Dye·1d ago
In short: Residents in a waterfront pocket on the Sunshine Coast are living on edge after a spate of vandalism and trespassing incidents at vacant houses.
Three Queensland police officers convicted of DV offences escape discipline
ABC News Australiaby Alex Brewster·1d ago
In short: Queensland's corruption watchdog is challenging three disciplinary decisions from the Queensland Police Service (QPS), after taking issue with its interpretation of a recent court ruling.
Police did not attend near-drowning until two hours after first Triple Zero call
ABC News Australiaby Sandy Powell·1d ago
In short: David Mason almost drowned off Tasmania's north-west coast in January. A passer-by called Triple Zero when they saw Mr Mason in trouble, and another man made three calls, but two hours...
AFL wildcard matches and times confirmed
ABC News Australia·1d ago
In short: The Western Bulldogs will face Collingwood on Friday night. Melbourne and Carlton meet in the second wildcard round match on Saturday evening.
Australia's bowling attack can't disguise batting failings forever
ABC News Australiaby Simon Smale·1d ago
It would be very easy to look at the bare numbers of Australia's two-day, innings victory over Bangladesh in Mackay and see them as a sign that normal service has resumed.
Indonesian police arrest 72 people as fires blanket region in smoke
ABC News Australia·1d ago
In short: Indonesian authorities have arrested 72 people over alleged fire-lighting in parts of the country, as massive plumes of smoke choke vast swathes of the country and its neighbours.
Council wants reimbursment for removing graffiti on state-owned property
ABC News Australiaby Costa Haritos·1d ago
In short: A council in Melbourne’s south-east says it wants the government to refund the costs of removing graffiti on state-owned infrastructure.
Former The OC actor on crusade to take down 'stupid' cryptocurrency
ABC News Australiaby Emilia Terzon·1d ago
For many millennials, Ben McKenzie is still best known for his role as a troubled teen from the wrong side of the tracks who was adopted by the wealthy Cohen family.
Cubic camper trailer gets vertical to maximize post-adventure living
New Atlasby C.C. Weiss·1d ago
SylvanSport has long lurked as an outlier in the RV world. For years, its primary offerings were skeletal gear-hauling tent trailers unlike virtually anything else on the market.
'I shouldn't be here': Australian murder suspect speaks from Thai prison
ABC News Australiaby Karishma Vyas, Leonie Thorne, and Supattra Vimonsuknopparat·1d ago
Accused murderer Simon Carman says he fought Thai teenager in self-defence In short: The Perth man accused of murdering a 17-year-old girl in Thailand after picking her up in Pattaya says he is...
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